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Definition of Sloppy
1. Adjective. Lacking neatness or order. "Sloppy habits"
2. Adjective. Wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material. "A sloppy saucer"
3. Adjective. (of soil) soft and watery. "Swampy bayous"
Similar to: Wet
Derivative terms: Bog, Marsh, Mire, Mud, Muddiness, Quag, Slop, Sloppiness, Slough, Sogginess, Swamp
4. Adjective. Not fitting closely; hanging loosely. "A loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather"
5. Adjective. Excessively or abnormally emotional.
6. Adjective. Marked by great carelessness. "Sloppy workmanship"
Definition of Sloppy
1. a. Wet, so as to spatter easily; wet, as with something slopped over; muddy; plashy; as, a sloppy place, walk, road.
Definition of Sloppy
1. Adjective. Very wet; covered in or composed of slop. ¹
2. Adjective. Messy; not neat, elegant, or careful. ¹
3. Adjective. Imprecise or loose. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sloppy
1. messy [adj -PIER, -PIEST] : SLOPPILY [adv] - See also: messy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sloppy
Literary usage of Sloppy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Mutual Friend by Charles ( Dickens (1865)
"Mr. sloppy being introduced, remained close to the door : revealing in ...
sloppy explained that ho had meant to come before, but that tho Orphan (of whom ..."
2. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens (1908)
"Mr. sloppy being introduced, remained close to the door: revealing in various
... sloppy explained that he had meant to come before, but that the Orphan (of ..."
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